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As the global economy and technical innovations force an ever faster pace, we recognize that OEMs are under pressure to shorten their development times.
Our Samples & Prototypes service is available to help you meet your customers’ demands in this area. As one of our World Class Services, it will supply the samples and prototypes you need with a speed and efficiency that will delight rather than merely satisfy you.
It is important to understand the differences between samples and prototypes, which are listed in the table. In summary, a sample is simply one of our standard, commercially available products taken from the production line. A prototype is a non-standard item specially manufactured for research purposes.
| Sample | Prototype | |
| Manufactured from commer-cially available SWEP models | Yes | Sometimes |
| Use SWEP’s standard materials and components | Yes | No |
| Third-party approvals (e.g. PED, KHK, UL) where necessary | Yes | No |
| Could be used commercially | Yes | No |
We use these stickers to the right to identify samples and prototypes.
For further information or to request a sample or prototype, please contact your local SWEP representative.
